Learning Journey to the Amazon

Organized by: Synergos and Nia Tero

Deforestation in Amazon's rainforest has reached 17% and if this climbs to 20-25%, we will reach the point of no return, the rainforest becoming a savanna in 10-15 years, according to the scientists. This affects the global community and we are all called to take action. How can we take a role in this movement? We can begin with listening to and receiving the wisdom of the people who care for and protect this region.

This Learning Journey to the Amazon is a unique opportunity to experience the Amazon rainforest at the invitation of and alongside the Indigenous peoples who live there, to benefit from their guidance and wisdom, and to understand the Amazon from their perspective, while also supporting their communities and organizations as well as the sustainability of the Amazon.

Participants will experience the reality of living in, and being a part of, the thriving and intact Amazon rainforest. Together with the local Indigenous communities and leaders, and their NGO partners, we will learn about the Amazon's global importance, its history and its current geopolitical realities. We will learn about Indigenous territorial governance models and how the local Indigenous peoples protect and defend their territories from environmental destruction. This will all be explored while also considering the context of global problems of our time. We will find inspiration for taking action given our own realities, as well as inspiration to seek a more harmonious life with other cultures and with nature. And we will have time and guidance for inner work and reflection together with our Indigenous hosts.